Cassandra Is a Researcher Studying the Everyday Lives of Drug

question 59

Multiple Choice

Cassandra is a researcher studying the everyday lives of drug addicts to better understand the meanings they attach to being socially marginalized. Which of the following best describes the patterns of social relations that Cassandra is examining?

• A) microstructures
• B) macrostructures
• C) global structures
• D) constant structures

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Definitions:

Experience

The knowledge or skill obtained from involvement in or exposure to events, activities, or specific fields of work or study.

Compensating Differential

A wage premium paid to employees to compensate for undesirable aspects of a job, such as long hours or hazardous conditions.

Window Washer

An individual or service specializing in cleaning the windows of buildings, often requiring specialized equipment for high rises.

Skyscraper

A tall, continuously habitable building of many floors, usually designed for office, commercial, and residential use.